147 : 2300
No one blocks the way of those who are blessed with the Banner of the True Word of the Shabad.

147 : 2301
Hearing, understanding and speaking Truth, one is called to the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||18||

147 : 2302
Shalok, First Mehl:

147 : 2303
If I dressed myself in fire, and built my house of snow, and made iron my food;

147 : 2304
and if I were to drink in all pain like water, and drive the entire earth before me;

147 : 2305
and if I were to place the earth upon a scale and balance it with a single copper coin;

147 : 2306
and if I were to become so great that I could not be contained, and if I were to control and lead all;

147 : 2307
and if I were to possess so much power within my mind that I could cause others to do my bidding-so what?

147 : 2308
As Great as our Lord and Master is, so great are His gifts. He bestows them according to His Will.

147 : 2309
O Nanak, those upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||

147 : 2310
Second Mehl:

147 : 2311
The mouth is not satisfied by speaking, and the ears are not satisfied by hearing.

147 : 2312
The eyes are not satisfied by seeing-each organ seeks out one sensory quality.

147 : 2313
The hunger of the hungry is not appeased; by mere words, hunger is not relieved.

147 : 2314
O Nanak, hunger is relieved only when one utters the Glorious Praises of the Praiseworthy Lord. ||2||

147 : 2315
Pauree:

147 : 2316
Without the True One, all are false, and all practice falsehood.

147 : 2317
Without the True One, the false ones are bound and gagged and driven off.

147 : 2318
Without the True One, the body is just ashes, and it mingles again with ashes.

147 : 2319
Without the True One, all food and clothes are unsatisfying.

147 : 2320
Without the True One, the false ones do not attain the Lord's Court.

147 : 2321
Attached to false attachments, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is lost.

147 : 2322
The whole world is deceived by deception, coming and going in reincarnation.

147 : 2323
Within the body is the fire of desire; through the Word of the Shabad, it is quenched. ||19||

147 : 2324
Shalok, First Mehl:

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147 : 2325
O Nanak, the Guru is the tree of contentment, with flowers of faith, and fruits of spiritual wisdom.

147 : 2326
Watered with the Lord's Love, it remains forever green; through the karma of good deeds and meditation, it ripens.

147 : 2327
Honor is obtained by eating this tasty dish; of all gifts, this is the greatest gift. ||1||

147 : 2328
First Mehl:

147 : 2329
The Guru is the tree of gold, with leaves of coral, and blossoms of jewels and rubies.

147 : 2330
The Words from His Mouth are fruits of jewels. Within His Heart, He beholds the Lord.

147 : 2331
O Nanak, He is obtained by those, upon whose faces and foreheads such pre-recorded destiny is written.

147 : 2332
The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage are contained in the constant worship of the feet of the Exalted Guru.

147 : 2333
Cruelty, material attachment, greed and anger are the four rivers of fire.

147 : 2334
Falling into them, one is burned, O Nanak! One is saved only by holding tight to good deeds. ||2||

147 : 2335
Pauree:

147 : 2336
While you are alive, conquer death, and you shall have no regrets in the end.

147 : 2337
This world is false, but only a few understand this.

147 : 2338
People do not enshrine love for the Truth; they chase after worldly affairs instead.

147 : 2339
The terrible time of death and annihilation hovers over the heads of the world.

147 : 2340
By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, the Messenger of Death smashes his club over their heads.

147 : 2341
The Lord Himself gives His Love, and enshrines it within their minds.

147 : 2342
Not a moment or an instant's delay is permitted, when one's measure of life is full.

147 : 2343
By Guru's Grace, one comes to know the True One, and is absorbed into Him. ||20||

147 : 2344
Shalok, First Mehl:

147 : 2345
Bitter melon, swallow-wort, thorn-apple and nim fruit

147 : 2346
-these bitter poisons lodge in the minds and mouths of those who do not remember You.

147 : 2347
O Nanak, how shall I tell them this? Without the karma of good deeds, they are only destroying themselves. ||1||

147 : 2348
First Mehl:

147 : 2349
The intellect is a bird; on account of its actions, it is sometimes high, and sometimes low.

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